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thy_o servant_n warn_v and_o in_o keep_v they_o there_o be_v great_a reward_n he_o mean_v great_a than_o this_o world_n can_v afford_v or_o else_o it_o be_v not_o very_o great_a psal_n 119._o 18._o 20._o open_v thou_o my_o eye_n that_o i_o may_v behold_v wondrous_a thing_n out_o of_o thy_o law_n my_o soul_n break_v for_o the_o long_a it_o have_v to_o thy_o judgement_n at_o all_o time_n ver._n 111._o thy_o testimony_n have_v i_o take_v as_o a_o heritage_n for_o ever_o for_o they_o be_v the_o rejoice_v of_o my_o heart_n that_o these_o thing_n be_v speak_v of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v apparent_a nothing_o else_o that_o can_v pretend_v to_o the_o name_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v then_o write_v and_o it_o be_v equal_o apparent_a these_o thing_n can_v not_o be_v true_o speak_v of_o a_o law_n that_o have_v neither_o spiritual_a precept_n nor_o future_a promise_n or_o reward_n and_o sure_a none_o will_v pretend_v that_o david_n working-fancy_n conceit_v such_o thing_n of_o the_o law_n as_o be_v not_o true_a of_o it_o for_o than_o he_o will_v have_v be_v too_o blame_n and_o also_o these_o phrase_n david_n say_v and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v be_v use_v as_o equipollent_a term_n heb._n 3._o 7._o and_o chap._n 4._o 7._o compare_v psal_n 16._o thou_o will_v show_v i_o the_o path_n of_o life_n in_o thy_o presence_n be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n and_o at_o thy_o right_a hand_n there_o be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o david_n that_o thus_o speak_v tell_v we_o we_o he_o learn_v his_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n from_o his_o meditation_n on_o the_o law_n further_n lest_o any_o shall_v conceit_v that_o david_n be_v a_o man_n wonderful_o pant_v after_o the_o word_n and_o delight_v in_o the_o law_n only_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o worldly_a promise_n therein_o make_v to_o the_o righteous_a let_v it_o be_v consider_v that_o psal_n 17._o 14._o he_o allow_v wicked_a man_n to_o have_v great_a thing_n in_o this_o life_n call_v they_o man_n of_o this_o world_n which_o have_v their_o portion_n in_o this_o life_n who_o belly_n thou_o fille_v with_o hide_a treasure_n they_o be_v full_a of_o child_n and_o leave_v the_o residue_n of_o their_o substance_n to_o they_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n he_o distinguish_v himself_o from_o these_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o antithesis_fw-la ver_fw-la 15._o as_o for_o i_o say_v as_o for_o i_o i_o will_v behold_v thy_o face_n in_o righteousness_n i_o shall_v be_v satisfy_v when_o i_o awake_v with_o thy_o likeness_n so_o psal_n 49._o 6._o they_o that_o trust_v in_o their_o wealth_n and_o boast_v themselves_o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o their_o riches_n ver._n 14._o death_n shall_v feed_v on_o they_o etc._n etc._n then_o follow_v by_o way_n of_o antithesis_fw-la ver_fw-la 15._o but_o god_n will_v redeem_v my_o soul_n from_o the_o power_n of_o
to_o say_v he_o will_v sure_o hardly_o pardon_v such_o great_a sin_n as_o i_o be_v how_o can_v he_o with_o safety_n to_o his_o justice_n now_o further_o to_o enable_v any_o to_o answer_v many_o scripture_n which_o this_o author_n bring_v to_o maintain_v his_o extenuate_a expression_n of_o the_o law_n though_o such_o scripture_n be_v not_o immediate_o serviceable_a to_o discover_v the_o apostle_n meaning_n where_o he_o ascribe_v justification_n to_o faith_n in_o opposition_n to_o work_n else_o i_o will_v have_v take_v more_o particular_a notice_n of_o they_o remember_v what_o i_o speak_v before_o that_o sometime_o not_o only_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n but_o this_o apostle_n in_o speak_v of_o the_o law_n understand_v by_o it_o the_o jewish_a commonwealth_n law_n threaten_v violent_a immature_n temporal_a death_n to_o all_o external_n visible_a sin_n and_o in_o some_o case_n allow_v sacrifice_n in_o the_o stead_n of_o this_o violent_a death_n in_o other_o case_n not_o and_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o so_o use_v the_o word_n law_n which_o you_o may_v possible_o think_v very_o improper_a when_o speak_v of_o conscience-concernments_a be_v this_o it_o be_v the_o common_a yea_o almost_o universal_o profess_a opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n sometime_o before_o and_o about_o those_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n teach_v they_o by_o all_o their_o rabbi_n as_o this_o author_n also_o affirm_v pag._n 306._o that_o the_o law_n do_v not_o threaten_v future_a punishment_n to_o any_o sin_n but_o to_o those_o that_o it_o as_o the_o common_a law_n of_o the_o land_n threaten_v temporal_a violent_a death_n to_o to_o be_v execute_v by_o the_o magistrate_n and_o that_o the_o law_n require_v no_o more_o to_o future_a salvation_n than_o so_o much_o as_o be_v make_v necessary_a by_o it_o to_o escape_v violent_a death_n and_o also_o that_o the_o expiation_n of_o their_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v for_o fault_n grant_v by_o they_o to_o be_v sin_n threaten_v by_o their_o law_n with_o future_a death_n reach_v so_o far_o as_o to_o expiate_v and_o absolve_v they_o from_o sin_n as_o to_o future_a punishment_n which_o opinion_n the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n at_o large_a oppose_v and_o since_o they_o can_v not_o but_o grant_v that_o there_o be_v command_n of_o inward_a holiness_n forbid_v heart-adultery_n and_o heart-murther_n and_o mere_a inward_a covet_v as_o the_o ten_o commandment_n and_o command_v to_o fear_v and_o love_v the_o lord_n and_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o soul_n deut._n 10._o 12._o chap._n 11._o 13._o and_o it_o will_v not_o be_v sense_n or_o it_o will_v be_v remiss_a sense_n to_o say_v that_o keep_v the_o commandment_n as_o for_o example_n of_o not_o do_v murder_n or_o not_o commit_v adultery_n with_o the_o whole_a heart_n be_v only_o to_o abstain_v from_o the_o outward_a fact_n without_o avoid_v the_o occasion_n beginning_n or_o cause_n thereof_o they_o hold_v these_o be_v not_o proper_o command_v that_o any_o penalty_n of_o exclusion_n from_o heaven_n or_o that_o future-life_n death_n be_v threaten_v unto_o but_o that_o these_o precept_n be_v only_a counsel_n recommend_v to_o they_o that_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o do_v the_o best_a and_o that_o it_o be_v commendable_a and_o man_n do_v well_o to_o observe_v they_o but_o the_o refuse_v to_o obey_v these_o be_v not_o sin_n by_o their_o law_n nor_o punishable_a with_o any_o future_a misery_n and_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n the_o wicked_a doctor_n of_o this_o and_o some_o former_a degenerate_a age_n make_v it_o their_o study_n almost_o unanimous_o to_o excuse_v themselves_o and_o other_o from_o inward_a piety_n which_o they_o be_v resolve_v against_o as_o be_v the_o most_o difficult_a part_n of_o true_a religion_n and_o most_o ingrateful_a to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n may_v have_v this_o pretence_n from_o the_o law_n itself_o to_o maintain_v their_o flesh-pleasing_a exposition_n of_o the_o law_n to_o quiet_a their_o own_o and_o other_o conscience_n in_o the_o neglect_n of_o inward_a purity_n viz._n there_o be_v no_o violent_a penal_a temporal_a death_n threaten_v to_o such_o sin_n to_o be_v inflict_v by_o the_o magistrate_n as_o there_o be_v to_o all_o external_n sin_n therefore_o it_o be_v likely_a there_o be_v no_o eternal_a or_o future_a punishment_n threaten_v by_o the_o law_n for_o such_o there_o be_v no_o expiation_n appoint_v for_o such_o sin_n sure_o therefore_o they_o be_v no_o sin_n and_o need_v no_o expiation_n these_o pharisaical_a doctor_n do_v hold_v their_o law_n promise_v future-life_n and_o threaten_v future_a punishment_n but_o external_o but_o i_o show_v you_o at_o the_o beginning_n four_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o jewish_a law_n all_o intend_a by_o the_o lawgiver_n but_o the_o pharisaical_a jew_n maintain_v a_o five_o sense_n and_o that_o a_o false_a and_o pernicious_a one_o viz._n that_o their_o law_n promise_v the_o future-life_n happiness_n to_o their_o observe_v the_o law_n political_o and_o external_o teach_v the_o people_n that_o if_o they_o be_v but_o justi_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la righteous_a according_o to_o the_o law_n in_o the_o sense_n that_o seneca_n use_v the_o word_n say_v exignum_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la bonum_fw-la esse_fw-la that_o be_v righteous_a so_o far_o as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n be_v to_o compel_v they_o by_o temporal_a punishment_n as_o all_o those_o be_v that_o have_v commit_v none_o of_o those_o crime_n that_o be_v exclude_v from_o attain_v temporal_a pardon_n by_o sacrifice_n and_o have_v offer_v sacrifice_n for_o their_o other_o external_n fault_n they_o be_v as_o perfect_o righteous_a before_o god_n as_o their_o law_n in_o any_o sense_n require_v they_o to_o be_v so_o because_o the_o law_n as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n appoint_v no_o punishment_n for_o one_o that_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n for_o any_o light_a cause_n so_o he_o do_v but_o set_v she_o whole_o at_o liberty_n by_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n to_o marry_v another_o they_o be_v teach_v it_o be_v no_o sin_n so_o to_o put_v away_o a_o wife_n mat._n 5._o 31._o also_o because_o the_o law_n as_o the_o commonwealth_n law_n give_v man_n liberty_n to_o require_v a_o eye_n for_o a_o eye_n and_o tooth_n for_o tooth_n and_o if_o they_o so_o require_v it_o the_o magistrate_n be_v bind_v to_o inflict_v it_o deut._n 19_o 21._o they_o be_v teach_v it_o be_v no_o sin_n to_o seek_v this_o revenge_n in_o any_o case_n and_o so_o that_o the_o command_v of_o forgive_a injury_n be_v but_o counsel_n as_o prov._n 24._o 29._o and_o chap._n 20._o 22._o say_v not_o i_o will_v do_v to_o he_o as_o he_o have_v do_v to_o i_o leu._n 19_o 17_o 18._o thou_o shall_v not_o hate_v thy_o brother_n in_o thy_o heart_n thou_o shall_v not_o avenge_v nor_o bear_v any_o grudge_n etc._n etc._n but_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o rev._n 25._o 21._o if_o thy_o enemy_n hunger_n give_v he_o meat_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 23._o 4_o 5._o if_o the_o ass_n of_o thy_o enemy_n wander_v or_o be_v fall_v under_o his_o burden_n bring_v he_o back_o or_o help_v he_o up_o which_o opinion_n of_o they_o christ_n confute_v mat._n 5._o v._n 21._o you_o have_v hear_v that_o it_o have_v be_v say_v by_o they_o of_o old_a or_o to_o they_o of_o old_a thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v and_o whosoever_o shall_v kill_v shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o judgement_n that_o be_v you_o have_v be_v tell_v it_o as_o a_o tradition_n teach_v by_o the_o ancient_n or_o to_o the_o ancient_n by_o some_o ancient_a rabbi_n that_o you_o break_v not_o any_o law_n of_o god_n nor_o incur_v danger_n of_o future_a torment_n by_o anger_n hatred_n or_o approbrious_a speech_n but_o only_o he_o that_o actual_o kill_v shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o future_a punishment_n of_o the_o court_n of_o judgement_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o literal_o signify_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o court_n of_o the_o 23_o elder_n that_o sit_v in_o the_o 12._o the_o deut._n 16._o 18._o chap._n 19_o 11_o 12._o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o put_v offender_n to_o death_n by_o the_o sword_n now_o since_o murderer_n in_o fact_n be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n only_o &_o not_o they_o that_o only_o hate_a or_o reproach_v another_o the_o loc._n the_o damnat_fw-la christus_fw-la in_o pharisaeis_n quod_fw-la legis_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la ad_fw-la politicum_fw-la or_o dinem_fw-la transtulerant_fw-la ut_fw-la sufficeret_fw-la externis_fw-la officiis_fw-la defungi_fw-la ita_fw-la fiebat_fw-la ut_fw-la se_fw-la ab_fw-la homicidio_fw-la absolveret_fw-la quisquis_fw-la hominem_fw-la manu_fw-la non_fw-la occiderat_fw-la se_fw-la purum_fw-la &_o castum_fw-la putaret_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la quisquis_fw-la adulteria_fw-la corpus_fw-la non_fw-la polluerat_fw-la hâ—c_fw-la vero_fw-la erat_fw-la minime_fw-la ferenda_fw-la legis_fw-la profanatio_fw-la quum_fw-la certum_fw-la sit_fw-la spiritualem_fw-la dei_fw-la cultum_fw-la a_o mose_n requiri_fw-la &_o deus_fw-la
a_o beast_n in_o sacrifice_n and_o bring_v it_o not_o to_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n blood_n shall_v be_v impute_v to_o that_o man_n he_o have_v shed_v blood_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o the_o people_n that_o be_v he_o shall_v be_v account_v in_o law_n a_o murderer_n murder_n shall_v be_v impute_v to_o he_o viz._n he_o shall_v in_o judgement_n of_o law_n be_v account_v a_o murderer_n so_o far_o that_o the_o same_o punishment_n shall_v be_v due_a to_o he_o and_o inflict_v on_o he_o that_o will_v have_v be_v due_a if_o he_o have_v commit_v murder_n not_o that_o he_o have_v in_o reality_n or_o be_v esteem_v in_o reality_n to_o have_v shed_v humane_a blood_n philemon_z vers_n 18_o 19_o where_o there_o be_v a_o word_n near_o akin_a to_o this_o but_o not_o altogether_o the_o same_o if_o he_o have_v wrong_v or_o owe_v thou_o any_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d impute_v it_o account_v it_o to_o i_o i_o will_v pay_v it_o not_o that_o he_o do_v owe_v it_o or_o have_v wrong_v he_o or_o that_o he_o will_v have_v he_o count_v that_o in_o reality_n he_o have_v wrong_v he_o or_o ought_v it_o to_o he_o but_o require_v it_o of_o i_o i_o put_v myself_o into_o that_o state_n in_o reference_n to_o law_n as_o if_o i_o do_v owe_v it_o or_o have_v wrong_v thou_o second_o consider_v these_o follow_a scripture_n where_o these_o word_n be_v use_v in_o the_o favourable_a rewarding-sense_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 16._o i_o pray_v god_n this_o viz._n fault_n may_v not_o be_v impute_v or_o account_v to_o they_o that_o be_v i_o pray_v it_o may_v be_v pardon_v that_o it_o may_v be_v account_v as_o if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v commit_v not_o that_o he_o pray_v god_n to_o think_v real_o that_o they_o never_o commit_v the_o fault_n which_o will_v be_v to_o admit_v a_o error_n into_o his_o understanding_n but_o that_o he_o will_v gracious_o pardon_v it_o and_o consequent_o no_o more_o punish_v it_o than_o if_o he_o judge_v it_o not_o commit_v numb_a 18._o 27_o 30._o this_o your_o heave-offering_a shall_v be_v account_v or_o impute_v to_o you_o as_o the_o corn_n of_o the_o threshing-floor_n that_o be_v whereas_o the_o people_n be_v command_v to_o offer_v their_o tithe_n and_o their_o first-fruit_n to_o god_n or_o they_o can_v without_o sin_n and_o a_o curse_n enjoy_v the_o rest_n now_o say_v he_o to_o the_o levite_n if_o you_o pay_v this_o part_n the_o giving_z of_o this_o shall_v by_o god_n favour_n be_v available_a in_o law_n to_o your_o benefit_n and_o comfort_n in_o free_v you_o from_o a_o curse_n in_o employ_v all_o the_o rest_n to_o your_o own_o use_n as_o if_o you_o have_v give_v such_o tithe_n and_o first-fruit_n of_o your_o own_o husbandry_n as_o the_o people_n do_v not_o that_o god_n will_v account_v it_o real_o the_o corn_n of_o their_o own_o threshing-floor_n the_o first-fruit_n of_o their_o own_o husbandry_n rom._n 5._o 13._o where_o a_o different_a word_n be_v use_v but_o next_o akin_a to_o this_o sin_n be_v not_o impute_v where_o 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